" 'Joe's Bog,' Morristown wetland, conserved in Land Trust deal ... The Vermont chapter of The Nature Conservancy and Stowe Land Trust announced... a deal to conserve nearly 30 acres of bog, wetland and agricultural land.
The project connects the state's Morristown Bog Natural Area with Joe's Pond, and is the first direct partnership between the two conservation organizations.... The property, owned by Andre and Marthe Valcour, will be protected by conservation easement, a legal agreement that protects the land from development. Stowe Land Trust will co-hold the conservation easement with the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board and will take on responsibility for stewardship of the area, which adjoins Joe's Pond, an existing Stowe Land Trust project. The Conservancy and land trust approached the conservation board for funding and received a grant of $164,000 for the project.... this... project adds to the more than 368,500 acres of agricultural land and natural areas conserved throughout Vermont. This newly conserved wetland community has been dubbed "Joe's Bog."... Beneath the stunted canopy of black spruce and tamarack in this bog grows southern twayblade [Listera australis], a rare orchid only found in two other locations in the state. Other orchids growing in the wetter open areas include the rare white fringed orchid [Platanthera blephariglottis], and the uncommon grass-pink and rose pogonia [Pogonia ophioglossiodes]." URL : http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070621/NEWS02/706210342 *********** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
